Title :
Background and status of the EPC-II experiment
Author_Institution :
Information Sci. Lab., Stanford Res. Inst., Menlo Park, CA, USA
fDate :
6/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
EPC-II is a cooperative program sponsored by the National Science Foundation between Stanford Research Institute and three technical journals (Computing Reviews, Computing Surveys, and Sociological Quarterly) to obtain data for predicting the economic, operational, and technical feasibility of an automated Editorial Processing Center (EPC). Included in this status report are discussions of the organization of the experiment, the functions included in the EPC, design choices, practical difficulties, and questions to be answered.
Keywords :
text editing; Editorial Processing Center; National Science Foundation; Stanford Research Institute; cooperative program; design choices; economic feasibility; experiment; operational feasibility; organisation; practical difficulties; technical feasibility; technical journals; Computers; Economics; Editorials; Materials; Printers; Production; Vehicles;
Journal_Title :
Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPC.1977.6594166
